Thursday, June 16, 2011
5-8 p.m.: Free community celebration on the Museum’s artist-designed Plaza; Museum galleries open free of charge
6:30 p.m.: Books & Books book signing with former U.S. Senator and Florida Governor Bob Graham
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Boulevard at Andrews Avenue
954.525.5500

Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale Hosts Free June 16 Third Thursday Event with
Former Senator/Governor Bob Graham Book Signing, Art Exhibitions, 2-for-1 Wine & Beer
Event Open to the Public and a Stop on Fort Lauderdale’s Art Walk Las Olas;
Includes Free Viewing of Museum Exhibitions Including Sight Specific and Newly-Opened Art of Caring

Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University is hosting its June Third Thursday, a fun, free community celebration on June 16, featuring a book signing with former U.S. Senator and Florida Governor Bob Graham, free viewing of the Museum’s exhibitions, 2-for-1 wine and beer, and more on its new artist-designed Plaza. The event is a stop on the popular Art Walk Las Olas, during which attendees explore the cultural and arts scene on Las Olas Boulevard and in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

Held the third Thursday of each month throughout the summer, June’s Third Thursday event will include a Books & Books book signing at 6:30 p.m. with former Senator/Governor Graham, who will be signing copies of his political thriller Keys to the Kingdom. In the book, Graham includes rich details and insider knowledge gleaned from his years spent asChair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Free and open to the public, the book signing will take place at Books & Books in the Museum Lobby.

During the evening, the public will have the opportunity to view, for free, the Museum’s exhibitions including the acclaimed Sight Specific: Explorations in Space, Vision and Sound and the newly-opened The Art of Caring: A Look at Life through Photography. Sight Specific features nine installations created by 11 of South Florida’s leading contemporary artists. The renowned Art of Caring is an entertaining, thought-provoking and inspiring display of photographs spanning more than a60-year time period. The Museum’s galleries will be open for free from 5-8 p.m.

“Third Thursday is a wonderful opportunity for the public to come together and celebrate art, music, wine and more,” said Irvin Lippman, the Museum’s Executive Director. “We’re also very pleased to have former Senator and Governor Graham on site during this month’s event to sign his intriguing new book.”